10 Photoshop Tips for Surface Designers

In this class I’m going to take you through 10 different tools and techniques that I use frequently in Photoshop to create my pattern designs.   

Starting with a sketch of a simple motif, I’ll show you all the tools I use in Photoshop to transform it into a surface pattern design.  This includes how I draw and colour my motifs in Photoshop, what brushes I use, how I create background texture, a simple repeat and how I create mockups.   

It’s jam packed with lots of useful tricks to make Photoshop fun!

By the end of the class hopefully you’ll have created a pattern design in a totally new way to add to your portfolio.

The class is broken down into 3 parts:

• Tools for creating motifs & textures
  
  
  • Lasso tool & Kyle Webster Brushes
  • Clipping Masks & Blending Modes
  • Create a brush from a simple motif
  • Create texture using brushes
  • Puppet warp tool
  • Cleaning up scanned in artwork
  • Create a colour palette from a photo

• Tools for creating repeats
  
  
  • Create a simple repeat
  • Create a repeat from texture

• Tools for displaying your work
  
  
  • Create a simple mockup using smart objects

Resources:

• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Create a Half-Drop Repeat in Photoshop
• Download Kyle Webster Brushes (Photoshop CC Only)

Requirements:

• Adobe Photoshop (preferably CC)

Music Source:  Bensound